Simon Barrett
Columbia, Missouri, USA

Simon Barrett (born 1978 in Columbia, Missouri) is an American screenwriter, director, producer and occasional actor. He is best known for his collaborations with director Adam Wingard, on projects such as "You're Next" (2011), "V/H/S" (2012), "The Guest" (2014) and "Blair Witch" (2016). Barrett made his feature directorial debut with "Seance" (2021).

Top 10 collaborators

Roles

Crew

Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2024)
Screenplay | Story
Azrael (2024)
Writer | Producer
Heard She Got Murdered (2023)
Executive Producer
V/H/S/94 (2021)
Director | Writer
The Empty Wake (2021)
Director | Writer
Seance (2021)
Director | Screenplay
Temple (2017)
Screenplay
Blair Witch (2016)
Writer | Co-Producer
The Guest (2014)
Writer
You're Next (2013)
Producer | Writer
V/H/S/2 (2013)
Director | Writer | Executive Producer
The ABCs of Death (2013)
Writer
Tape 49 (2013)
Director
V/H/S (2012)
Writer
Tape 56 (2012)
Writer | Producer | Camera Operator
The Sick Thing That Happened to Emily When She Was Younger (2012)
Writer | Producer
What Fun We Were Having: 4 Stories About Date Rape (2011)
Writer
Autoerotic (2011)
Writer
A Horrible Way to Die (2010)
Writer | Producer
Red Sands (2009)
Writer
Frankenfish (2004)
Writer
Dead Birds (2004)
Writer
The Nothing Deal (2000)
Director | Screenplay | Director of Photography | Editor | Producer